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1. v., See e, to dash upon. To mount; to get upon anything higher, as a horse; to leap upon; to get on board a ship; ee aku la maluna o ka moku; to get into a carriage. 1 Nal. 12:18. To go aboard a vessel.

2. Hooee. To receive on board a ship; to put upon, as a saddle upon a horse. Kin, 22:3. To set or put one up, as upon a horse. Kin. 31:17.

3. To pass from one carriage to another. 2 Oihl. 35:24. Ee maluna o ka waa; ee maluna o ka lio. See ae, 4.

adj., Out of sight; at a great distance. See e, adv.,

adv., Opposite to; adversely; against. 1 Tim. 6:20.

adj., He hulu ee no ka manu oo, that is, the yellow feathers under the wing (or the ee) of the oo, oia ka lei hulu manu.

adj., Hoee. A rising; a sweeping; as, kai hoee. Dan. 9:26.

s., The armpit. See poee and poaeae. Same under the wing of fowls.

adj., Maloo, kaee; dry; not wet.

adj., Caressing; inviting; kind; he makamaka ee, he iike, he lokomaikai, he koe ole, aole wawau.

adj., Carressing; inviting; kind: He makamaka ee, a kind friend.

adj., Of, pertaining to or like down; covered with down; downy.

1. adj., Of, pertaining to, or influenced by the tides; tidal: Kai ee, tidal wave.

2. adj., Hard; stiff; dry. See maloo and kaee.

adv., In a contrary manner; adversely; oppositely. Like the simple form, e, it is often compounded with the verb ku; as, kuee, to stand adversely; hence, to oppose.

1. n., The fine soft plumage of birds under the contour-feathers, especially that under the wings, as of the oo (Moho nobilis); down.

2. n., The downy covering or first feathering of a bird; the floccus.

3. n., The cavity under the arm near the shoulder; the axilla or armpit. Syn: poee and poaeae.

n., Any extraordinary ocean wave, such as may be caused by a submarine earthquake or exceptional winds; a tidal wave. See kaiee.

1. v., To climb upon; to ascend and seat oneself upon; to mount.

2. v., To go on board, as a passenger; to embark; to board: Ee maluna o ka lio; ee maluna o ka waa.